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maychende

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The Estates General could not be considered a fair or democratic assembly of the French people because
 
  a. the church had the power of the pope.
  b. no member of the French society below the class of noble could participate.
  c. the First and Second Estates voted together and canceled out any vote from the Third Estate.
  d. the king could count on the vote of the First and Second Estates.
  e. the Third Estate was considered to be a more liberal-radical body.

Question 2

In the feature, Movement of Ideas Through Primary Sources: Edmund Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution, although Burke was considered a conservative at the time, what did he support?
 
  a. The absolute power of the monarchy
  b. The rights of Catholics in Ireland
  c. The economic system of slavery
  d. The British East India Company
  e. The French Revolution's goal of the rights of man



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b



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